English Vocabulary Flash Cards @ englishpdf.com and englishteststore.com File 001 abase (v) To lower in position, estimation, or the like; degrade abbess (n) The lady superior of a nunnery abbey (n) The group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns abbot (n) The superior of a community of monks abdicate (v) To give up (royal power or the like) abdomen (n) In mammals, the visceral cavity between the diaphragm and the pelvic floor; the belly abdominal (n) Of, pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen abduction (n) A carrying away of a person against his will, or illegally